30 Rock Quiz: Inside TGS and NBC's Backstage Chaos

Tina Fey turned her years as head writer at Saturday Night Live into a sitcom about a fictional show at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, and this 30 Rock quiz goes backstage. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on Liz Lemon, Jack Donaghy's long job title, Tracy Jordan, Jenna Maroney, Kenneth the page, The Girlie Show, Kabletown, blerg and three straight Emmys.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Creator
Who created 30 Rock?
Show
What is the show-within-the-show called by the later seasons?
Jack
Who plays executive Jack Donaghy?
Title
What is Jack's job title at first?
Page
What is Kenneth Parcell's job?
Tracy
Who plays star Tracy Jordan?
Jenna
Who plays Jenna Maroney?
Building
Which building gives 30 Rock its name?
Kabletown
What company buys NBC in the show, parodying a real merger?
Emmys
How many consecutive Emmys for Outstanding Comedy Series did 30 Rock win?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who created 30 Rock?
Answer: Tina Fey
Fey also starred as Liz Lemon.
Q2: What is the show-within-the-show called by the later seasons?
Answer: TGS with Tracy Jordan
It began as The Girlie Show.
Q3: Who plays executive Jack Donaghy?
Answer: Alec Baldwin
He won multiple Emmys for the role.
Q4: What is Jack's job title at first?
Answer: Vice President of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming
The title mocks corporate synergy at GE.
Q5: What is Kenneth Parcell's job?
Answer: NBC page
His cheerful innocence is a running joke.
Q6: Who plays star Tracy Jordan?
Answer: Tracy Morgan
The character shares the actor's first name.
Q7: Who plays Jenna Maroney?
Answer: Jane Krakowski
Jenna is a self-absorbed performer.
Q8: Which building gives 30 Rock its name?
Answer: 30 Rockefeller Plaza
NBC's headquarters are there.
Q9: What company buys NBC in the show, parodying a real merger?
Answer: Kabletown
It satirized Comcast's purchase of NBC.
Q10: How many consecutive Emmys for Outstanding Comedy Series did 30 Rock win?
Answer: Three
It won from 2007 to 2009.

30 Rock Quiz – Inside TGS

30 Rock, created by Tina Fey, aired on NBC from 2006 to 2013. Fey plays Liz Lemon, head writer of a sketch show called The Girlie Show, later TGS with Tracy Jordan, based on her own years at Saturday Night Live.

Alec Baldwin plays Jack Donaghy, whose first title is Vice President of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming. Tracy Morgan plays Tracy Jordan, Jane Krakowski plays Jenna Maroney and Jack McBrayer plays Kenneth the page.

The show mocked corporate life, including a takeover by Kabletown. Liz's catchphrase blerg became famous, and 30 Rock won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series three years in a row.

What This Quiz Teaches

TV comedy fans will enjoy these questions.

Who created the show
Who the characters are
What jokes run through it
How it satirized NBC
Which awards it won

Did You Know?

Werewolf Bar Mitzvah is a famous fake song from the show.
Liz Lemon loves food, especially night cheese.
Many guest stars played themselves.
The show filmed at Silvercup Studios in Queens.
Two live episodes were broadcast.